In this paper we study the problem of existence of orbifold Kaehler-Einstein metrics on del Pezzo surfaces of degree 1 with Du Val singular points. Moreover we compute global log canonical thresholds of del Pezzo surfaces of degree 1 with Du Val singularities and of del Pezzo surfaces of Picard rank 1 with Du Val singu…
Smooth resolutions found for quotient of R^2 by infinite discrete groups.
problem Symplectic resolutions of quotient spaces by infinite discrete subgroups.
method Constructing smooth symplectic resolutions for R^2 under infinite discrete subgroups of GL_2(R).
result Minimal resolutions of Du Val singular varieties are symplectic resolutions of R^2/G.
Study symplectic cohomology of certain singularities using homological mirror symmetry.
problem Compute symplectic cohomology for specific singularities.
method Use homological mirror symmetry to compute symplectic cohomology.
result Suggests a new conjecture about the relationship between small resolutions and symplectic cohomology.
Study on homology groups of cDV singularity links, identifying their topology.
problem Identify the topology of links of cDV singularities of types cAn and cDn. method Analyzing the second integral homology group of the links, using results from Smale and Thom-Sebastiani sums.
result The homology groups of the links are determined for cDV singularities of types cAn and cDn. The paper extends deformation theory to Calabi-Yau varieties with isolated log canonical singularities.
problem Deformation theory of Calabi-Yau varieties with log canonical singularities.
method Study of higher Du Bois and rational singularities, focusing on 0-liminal singularities.
result Existence of first order smoothings for isolated 0-liminal hypersurface singularities.
Extends results on smoothability of singular Fano and Calabi-Yau varieties.
problem Smoothability of singular Fano and Calabi-Yau varieties under terminal singularities.
method Generalizes deformation theory results for Calabi-Yau and Fano threefolds to higher dimensions, using higher Du Bois and rational singularities.
result Identifies a class of singularities for which smoothing results hold, including generalized Fano and Calabi-Yau varieties.
Let W -> X be a real smooth projective 3-fold fibred by rational curves. J. Kollár proved that, if W(R) is orientable, then a connected component N of W(R) is essentially either a Seifert fibred manifold or a connected sum of lens spaces. Our Main Theorem, answering in the affirmative three questions of Kollár, gives s…
In this paper we study the parabolic evolution equation ∂tu=(∣Du∣2+2∣detDu∣)−1Δu, where u:M×[0,∞)→N is an evolving map between compact flat surfaces. We use a tensor maximum principle for the induced metric to establish two-sided bounds on the singular values of Du, which shows tha…
Study symplectic 4-orbifolds with vanishing canonical class, finding new structures and resolutions.
problem Investigate symplectic 4-orbifolds with vanishing canonical class.
method Introduced a cyclic orbifold covering and a successive symplectic blowing-down procedure.
result Minimal resolution of symplectic 4-orbifolds yields symplectic Calabi-Yau manifolds.
S. Alesker has shown that if G is a compact subgroup of O(n) acting transitively on the unit sphere Sn−1 then the vector space ValG of continuous, translation-invariant, G-invariant convex valuations on Rn has the structure of a finite dimensional graded algebra over R satisfying Poincare duality. We s…
Meta-learning performance depends on train-validation split type.
problem Understanding the importance of train-validation split in meta-learning.
method Theoretical and experimental study comparing train-val and train-train methods.
result Train-train method can achieve strictly better excess loss in realizable cases.
Motivated by the importance and universal character of phase singularities which are clarified recently, we study the local structure of equi-phase loci near the dislocation locus of complex valued planar and spatial waves, from the viewpoint of singularity theory of differentiable mappings, initiated by H. Whitney and…
Study empty polar varieties' impact on singular function-germs.
problem Topology of singular function-germs with nonisolated singularities.
method Analysis of empty polar varieties.
result Topology implications of nonempty polar varieties.
Du, Kakade, Wang, and Yang recently established intriguing lower bounds on sample complexity, which suggest that reinforcement learning with a misspecified representation is intractable. Another line of work, which centers around a statistic called the eluder dimension, establishes tractability of problems similar to t…
We study the asymptotics as p↑2 of stationary p-harmonic maps up∈W1,p(M,S1) from a compact manifold Mn to S1, satisfying the natural energy growth condition ∫M∣dup∣p=O(2−p1). Along a subsequence pj→2, we show that the singular sets Sing(upj) converge to the sup…
Classifies singularities in quiver varieties for specific Dynkin quivers.
problem Classifying singularities in quiver varieties.
method Classifies singularities using minimal imaginary roots and extended Dynkin quivers.
result Constructs hyper-Kähler cobordisms between binary polyhedral spaces.
Unique tangent cones found for Kahler-Einstein metrics on singular varieties.
problem Finding unique tangent cones for Kahler-Einstein metrics on singular varieties.
method Analyzing unique Ricci flat currents with local bounded potential.
result Local tangent cones of the unique Kahler-Einstein metric are unique.
The paper proves the existence of singular cscK metrics on smoothable varieties.
problem Existence of singular cscK metrics on smoothable varieties.
method Developing a strong topology of pluripotential theory in families and uniform estimates for cscK metrics.
result Existence of singular cscK metrics on Q-Gorenstein smoothable klt varieties when the Mabuchi functional is coercive. In this paper we study nonparametric mean curvature type flows in M×R which are represented as graphs (x,u(x,t)) over a domain in a Riemannian manifold M with prescribed contact angle. The speed of u is the mean curvature speed minus an admissible function ψ(x,u,Du). Long time existence and unif…
Study Kähler-Einstein metrics on singular varieties, proving metric completion properties.
problem Kähler-Einstein metrics on singular projective varieties.
method Approximation with constant scalar curvature metrics, RCD space analysis.
result Metric completion of smooth part is non-collapsed RCD space and homeomorphic to original variety.
Proves orbifold singularities for Ricci-flat metrics on certain Kähler varieties.
problem Regularity of singular Ricci-flat Kähler metrics on Kähler varieties with log terminal singularities.
method Analyzes orbifold singularities of metrics restricted to the orbifold locus.
result Singular Ricci-flat Kähler metrics on Kähler varieties with log terminal singularities have orbifold singularities.
Compact RCD spaces derived from singular Kahler metrics on 3D projective varieties.
problem Understanding geometric structures of singular Kahler spaces.
method Proving RCD spaces homeomorphic to 3D projective varieties with bounded Nash entropy and Ricci curvature.
result Compact RCD spaces are equivalent to underlying projective varieties.
Study two types of singular Kähler-Einstein metrics on complex varieties.
problem Understanding different types of singular Kähler-Einstein metrics.
method Analyzing Ricci flat Kähler cone metrics and applying to more general spaces.
result A weaker notion of singular Kähler-Einstein metrics is equivalent to a stronger one under certain conditions.
Study on weighted cscK metrics on Kähler varieties with singularities.
problem Existence of singular weighted cscK metrics on Kähler varieties.
method Resolution of singularities, coercive weighted Mabuchi functional, construction of examples.
result Existence of singular weighted cscK metrics when the weighted Mabuchi functional is coercive.
Proof of complex geometry theorem for specific singular spaces.
problem Proving a complex geometry theorem for a specific type of singular spaces.
method Self-contained proof of singular Beauville-Bogomolov decomposition theorem.
result Proof of singular Beauville-Bogomolov decomposition theorem for compact Kähler varieties with log terminal singularities and zero first Chern class.
The paper examines solutions to a specific type of nonlinear equation in a disk, proving existence and uniqueness.
problem Existence and uniqueness of radial solutions to a Weingarten equation in a disk.
method Analyzes the linear Weingarten equation in a disk of small radius, considering elliptic, hyperbolic, and parabolic cases.
result Proves existence and uniqueness of radial solutions in the elliptic case, and no solutions in the hyperbolic case.
Indices of vector fields and 1-forms studied for singular varieties and actions.
problem Understanding indices of vector fields and 1-forms in various contexts.
method Generalization to singular varieties and actions of finite groups.
result New insights into indices of vector fields and 1-forms.
Solves local minima problems on smooth manifolds.
problem Local minima issues on smooth manifolds.
method Introducing valley functions and applying Morse's lemma.
result Eliminates critical points and reduces to 1D.
The Poincaré-Hopf theorem is extended to projective varieties with isolated singularities.
problem Extending the Poincaré-Hopf theorem to projective varieties with isolated singularities.
method Using generalized Poincaré-Hopf indices for a projective variety with isolated determinantal singularities.
result A Poincaré-Hopf type theorem is proven for projective varieties with isolated singularities.
We determine explicitly the foliated cohomology HF∗(M) of the affine Reeb flow F on the Hopf manifold Sn×S1. The vector space HF1(M) contains exactly the obstructions to solve the cohomological equation X⋅f=g where f and g are C∞-functions a…
Uniformizes varieties with log-canonical singularities using ball quotients.
problem Uniformizing complex projective varieties with log-canonical singularities.
method Criteria based on Miyaoka-Yau inequality and log-resolutions of singularities.
result Criteria for isomorphism to Baily-Borel-Mok compactifications.
The Poincaré-Hopf theorem is extended to projective varieties with isolated singularities.
problem Extending the Poincaré-Hopf theorem to varieties with isolated singularities.
method Using generalizations of the Poincaré-Hopf index.
result A Poincaré-Hopf type theorem for projective varieties with isolated singularities.
We prove the Yau-Tian-Donaldson's conjecture for any Q-Fano variety that has a log smooth resolution of singularities such that the discrepancies of all exceptional divisors are non-positive. In other words, if such a Fano variety is K-polystable, then it admits a Kähler-Einstein metric. This extends the pre…
It is given the diffeomorphism classification on generic singularities of tangent varieties to curves with arbitrary codimension in a projective space. The generic classifications are performed in terms of certain geometric structures and differential systems on flag manifolds, via several techniques in differentiable …
Gradient flow method solves isoperimetric inequality for maps.
problem Finding maps with optimal enclosed area.
method Sobolev gradient flow for area-normalised Dirichlet energy.
result Solutions converge to a circle as time goes to infinity.
The paper studies how the singularity of character varieties changes when representations are extended.
problem Understanding the singularity of character varieties for extended representations.
method Analyzes the variety of characters of fundamental groups in different matrix groups.
result Character varieties become singular when irreducible representations are extended, and the singularity is described.
In this note we discuss the problem of resolving conically singular cscK varieties to construct smooth cscK manifolds, showing a glueing result for (some) crepant resolutions of cscK varieties with discrete automorphism groups.
Generalizes Toledo invariant to singular klt varieties, proving Milnor-Wood inequality.
problem Proving Milnor-Wood inequality for singular klt varieties.
method Generalized Toledo invariant to singular klt varieties and proved Milnor-Wood inequality.
result Milnor-Wood inequality for singular klt varieties.
The dimensions of the spaces of k-homogeneous Spin(9)-invariant valuations on the octonionic plane are computed using results from the theory of differential forms on contact manifolds as well as octonionic geometry and representation theory. Moreover, a valuation on Riemannian manifolds of particular inte…
In this paper, we prove that any two birational projective varieties with finite quotient singularities can be realized as two geometric GIT quotients of a non-singular projective variety by a reductive algebraic group. Then, by applying the theory of Variation of Geometric Invariant Theory Quotients ([3]), we show tha…
Study of symplectic manifolds degenerating into singular spaces.
problem Understanding degenerations of symplectic manifolds into singular spaces.
method Topological framework focusing on Lagrangian manifolds and holomorphic membranes.
result Degenerations into singular toric varieties yield exotic Lagrangian tori.
Study projective KLT varieties with projectively flat cotangent sheaves.
problem Uniformisation problems on projective varieties with klt singularities.
method Generalising Jahnke-Radloff's work, study torus quotients and varieties with semistable cotangent sheaves and extremal Chern classes.
result Torus quotients are the only klt varieties with semistable cotangent sheaves and extremal Chern classes.
We introduce Graph-Sparse Logistic Regression, a new algorithm for classification for the case in which the support should be sparse but connected on a graph. We val- idate this algorithm against synthetic data and benchmark it against L1-regularized Logistic Regression. We then explore our technique in the bioinformat…
Describes spectral data for singular fibres of a specific Hitchin system.
problem Characterizing singular fibres of the SL(2,C)-Hitchin system. method Using Hecke transformations and analysis of parameter spaces, the paper stratifies and compactifies the singular spaces.
result Large classes of singular fibres are shown to be fibre bundles over Prym varieties.
Paper generalizes Schwarz Lemma for VT harmonic maps with conditions.
problem Generalizing Schwarz Lemma for a specific type of harmonic maps.
method Conditions on eigenvalues and Ricci curvature are used to prove the lemma.
result Schwarz Lemma for VT harmonic maps proved with distance and volume decreasing properties.
The Miyaoka-Yau inequality is proven for certain singular varieties with big canonical or anticanonical divisors.
problem Establishing the Miyaoka-Yau inequality for singular varieties with specific divisors.
method Defining the non-pluripolar product and establishing the Bogomolov-Gieseker type inequality for Higgs sheaves; investigating second Chern class inequalities.
result Proven the Miyaoka-Yau inequality for projective klt varieties with big canonical or anticanonical divisors.
For a G-invariant holomorphic 1-form with an isolated singular point on a germ of a complex-analytic G-variety with an isolated singular point (G is a finite group) one has notions of the equivariant homological index and of the (reduced) equivariant radial index as elements of the ring of complex representations of th…
Proves certain Calabi-Yau varieties are projective.
problem Compact Calabi-Yau varieties with isolated singularities are not always projective.
method Analysis and Ohsawa's degenerate spectral sequence in higher dimensions.
result Proves compact Calabi-Yau varieties with certain isolated singularities are projective.